Brussels vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	196K	936K

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1913th and 950th ($2028 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Israel, respectively. Check Belgium vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 165th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Jerusalem

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	Brussels	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$23696

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850